Syringes for small doses?
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Sue and Oliver (GA)
Member Since 2009
What kind of insulin are you using? (There are U40 insulins and U100 and the syringes are different.). But for either type, you should be able to get syringes that measure by 1/2 unit doses.
Updated: I see on your other thread you are using Lantus. Checking out the threads at the top of that forum will give you lots of info on using the insulin, pictures of syringes, how to dose etc.
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/forums/lantus-glargine-levemir-detemir.9/
On your other thread, you indicated you weren't planning on home testing for 2 weeks. We'd really encourage you to start right away. It is the best way to see where her levels are and to keep her safe.
Updated: I see on your other thread you are using Lantus. Checking out the threads at the top of that forum will give you lots of info on using the insulin, pictures of syringes, how to dose etc.
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/forums/lantus-glargine-levemir-detemir.9/
On your other thread, you indicated you weren't planning on home testing for 2 weeks. We'd really encourage you to start right away. It is the best way to see where her levels are and to keep her safe.
OhLily
Member Since 2016
We're using Lantus (10 ml, 100 units per ml) and got the syringes by prescription from the vet along with the insulin, so I guess it would be U100. Our syringes do have half unit doses... my problem is that the marks are SO tiny and it's really hard to see them with the black plunger. I guess most cats get more than 1 unit but our cat is on 1 unit right now and it's really hard to see.
Our vet didn't give us any information about home testing but we picked our cat up from the vet at a late hour when there was only a tech there to show us how to do injections. We have no idea how to do testing and to be honest I'm frustrated that our vet told us nothing about getting started with it.
They gave her her first injection on a 10 am/10 pm cycle and now we have to get her back somehow to 7 am/7 pm because my mother cannot do this alone at 10 am and I need to be there to help before I go to work. The vet said we could gradually move the time back to 7 am/7 pm.
Our vet didn't give us any information about home testing but we picked our cat up from the vet at a late hour when there was only a tech there to show us how to do injections. We have no idea how to do testing and to be honest I'm frustrated that our vet told us nothing about getting started with it.
They gave her her first injection on a 10 am/10 pm cycle and now we have to get her back somehow to 7 am/7 pm because my mother cannot do this alone at 10 am and I need to be there to help before I go to work. The vet said we could gradually move the time back to 7 am/7 pm.
Tuxedo Mom
Member Since 2014
This page has pictures of the correct U100 syringes.
http://steverapaport.com/jock/SyringeFineGradations/
On the left side of that page there are options to look at different doses up close. This is what one unit looks like:
http://www.petabit.com/steverapaport//jock/SyringeFineGradations/target5.html
http://steverapaport.com/jock/SyringeFineGradations/
On the left side of that page there are options to look at different doses up close. This is what one unit looks like:
http://www.petabit.com/steverapaport//jock/SyringeFineGradations/target5.html
Chris & China (GA)
Member Since 2013
You can also buy something like this BD Syringe magnifier or any number of magnifiers like jewelers wear to help magnify the lines
Be careful if you decide to go with the BD Syringe magnifier though.....the Lantus vials don't fit it exactly right so you have to make sure it's seated into the magnifier right and possibly steady it....You don't want to drop that precious and expensive vial of insulin! They break very easily!
The vial could last you up to 6 months, but when it begins to lose efficacy, you might want to seriously consider buying the Lantus Solostar pens instead. They work kind of like "mini-vials" since each pen only holds 300 units instead of the 1000 units the vial holds, so you can usually use every last drop instead of having to throw over half a vial away.
Also, a lot of us are buying our Lantus from Canada now because it's about 1/3rd the price that it is here in the US. All the details can be found in this "Insulin from Canadian Pharmacies" post
Be careful if you decide to go with the BD Syringe magnifier though.....the Lantus vials don't fit it exactly right so you have to make sure it's seated into the magnifier right and possibly steady it....You don't want to drop that precious and expensive vial of insulin! They break very easily!
The vial could last you up to 6 months, but when it begins to lose efficacy, you might want to seriously consider buying the Lantus Solostar pens instead. They work kind of like "mini-vials" since each pen only holds 300 units instead of the 1000 units the vial holds, so you can usually use every last drop instead of having to throw over half a vial away.
Also, a lot of us are buying our Lantus from Canada now because it's about 1/3rd the price that it is here in the US. All the details can be found in this "Insulin from Canadian Pharmacies" post
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